Higashi-Yamoto Station

Higashi-Yamoto Station (東矢本駅, Higashi-Yamoto-eki) is a railway station in the city of Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Higashi-Yamoto Station

東矢本駅
Higashi-Yamoto Station, August 2014
General information
LocationYamoto Shimoura 184, Higashimatsushima-shi, Miyagi-ken 981-0506
Japan
Coordinates38°25′41.08″N 141°13′21.28″E
Operated by JR East
Line(s)■ Senseki Line
Distance41.6 km from Aoba-dōri
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusUnstaffed
WebsiteOfficial website
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1987
Rebuilt2015
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Yamoto
towards Aoba-dori
 Senseki Line Rikuzen-Akai
towards Ishinomaki
Location
Higashi-Yamoto Station is located in Miyagi Prefecture
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Location within Miyagi Prefecture
Higashi-Yamoto Station is located in Japan
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Higashi-Yamoto Station
Higashi-Yamoto Station (Japan)

Lines

Higashi-Yamoto Station is served by the Senseki Line. It is located 41.6 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Senseki Line at Aoba-dōri Station.

Station layout

The station has one side platform serving single bi-directional. The station is unattended.

History

Higashi-Yamoto Station opened on March 31, 1987, the day before the JNR was privatized, becoming JR East.

The station was closed from March 11, 2011 due to damage to the line associated with the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and services were replaced by provisional bus services.[1] Services reopened on July 16, 2011 to Ishinomaki and on March 17, 2012 to Rikuzen-Ono; services past Rikuzen-Ono the direction of Sendai were resumed on May 30, 2015.[2]

Surrounding area

See also

References
  1. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company (September 1, 2011). 地震等による列車影響と運転見込みについて (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 2, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
  2. Sendai Branch, East Japan Railway Company. 2015.5.30(土)ダイヤ改正 仙石東北ライン開業 仙石線全線復旧 (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2015.
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